Principal AI Architect: Production Agents & Automation

Vaco; Michigan; Hybrid; USD 185,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Vaco by Highspring seeks a Principal AI Engineer to own AI architecture and deliver production AI agents and autonomous workflows. You will design, build, and deploy enterprise-grade AI solutions, integrating with APIs, databases, and business systems, while ensuring governance and reliability.

With 7+ years in software and 3+ years in AI, you will steer technology direction, drive scalable agent platforms, and influence AI roadmaps across the organization.

Qualifications

• Production AI agents built, deployed, and supported with measurable business impact.
• Strong hands-on Python development for scalable applications and APIs.
• Experience with agent orchestration frameworks (LangGraph, LangChain) and integration patterns.
• Experience integrating AI with APIs, databases, and enterprise systems with governance.

Responsibilities

• Own AI architecture and engineering standards for production AI agents.
• Lead design and deployment of autonomous workflows and enterprise integrations.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify high-value AI use cases and guided automation.
• Drive governance, monitoring, and performance evaluation of AI solutions.

Skills

Production AI Agent Development

Python & Software Engineering

Modern Agent Frameworks

Enterprise AI Integrations

Tools

LangGraph

LangChain

Job description

Vaco by Highspring seeks a Principal AI Engineer to own AI architecture and deliver production AI agents and autonomous workflows. You will design, build, and deploy enterprise-grade AI solutions, integrating with APIs, databases, and business systems, while ensuring governance and reliability.

With 7+ years in software and 3+ years in AI, you will steer technology direction, drive scalable agent platforms, and influence AI roadmaps across the organization.